ABBOTT LABORATORIES — Director's Dealing 2012

Feb 4, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ABBOTT LABORATORIES (ABT)
CIK: 0000001800
Period of Report: 2012-02-01

Reporting Person: Murray Corlis D (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-02-01	Common shares without par value	A	5000	—	Acquired	37383	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common shares without par value	6936	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These shares represent a retention award of restricted stock under the Abbott Laboratories 2009 Incentive Stock Program. The awards generally vest on the third anniversary of their grant date and include the right to have stock withheld for tax purposes.

F2: Balance in the Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Trust as of February 1, 2012.